Areas of Interest:
- Wetland restoration and ecosystem development
- Wetlands and water quality
- Wetlands and climate change, including carbon sequestration and peat accretion
For the past 30 years, Craft has studied the effects of climate change, eutrophication, and other human activities on estuarine and freshwater wetlands and the restoration of those ecosystems.
He focuses his work on the linkages between vegetation, soils, and soil fauna and the effects of human activities on these linkages. Craft also studies the effects of climate change on U.S. wetlands, the natural carbon sequestering capabilities of wetlands, and the ability and importance of wetlands restoration for maintenance and enhancement of water quality.
Craft's current work on carbon storage rates in wetlands has made an important contribution to the study of the global carbon cycle, while many of his long-term restoration studies in salt marshes are considered some of the best research to date in the field of restoration science.
Research interests include wetland restoration, nutrient enrichment & eutrophication, carbon sequstration, and effects of climate change.
Research: Climate change; Ecosystem development; Wetland restoration; Wetlands & water quality
Research Area:
Areas:
- Hydrology & Water Resources
- Biogeochemistry & Environmental Microbiology